New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
CHAMPION DAY AT MONMOUTH.

FIRENZl.
This Is the great day Of the year at Monmouth
Park. In 1886 Champion Day was spoiled by
heavy Storm but to-day there is promise OF good
weather and II no rain falls visitors to Monmouth are
likely to see the and most important contests OF
this season.
Tho Bard is not expected to run in the Champion
Stakes He has been sick nearly al this week that
1t wocld be very unwse to start him. He ought not
to be called upon to meet Hanover, Flrenn ana Vo-
lante at a mile and half, except when he Is funS
himself and able to show all his speed and staying
power. He is not in that condition row ana ne
ought to stay in the stable. But his absence u
saddening. II The Bard Troubadour, Hanover Vo-
lante and F1rcnzi wero to meet this M'crnoon al
thoroughly sound and thoroughly seasoned by plenty
OF fast work. it would be the most attractive tu1
contest that America has seen since George Kinney
Miss WoodfOrd Iroquois, Eole and MONITOR thc
champions Of their day, met In the famous epecla'
Stakes at Monmouth Park four years ago. But II
Hanover VoIsnte and Firenzi to-dny it Will bo
race that Will stir the blood and holo tho Closest
attention Of all who sec 1t.
Yet IL would not be amazing II the Dryers shouio
think discretion the better part OF vaior ana ocue
this afternoon not to start Hanover. Ho has har"S
had time fully to recover from the staenrss which
caused his defeat by Laggard If he were the Han
over Of MAY and June the Champion would be easily
at his mercy with the Bard absent But to the Han
over Of to-day FrenI and Nolante may provo TOO
stubborn opponents. II he Of course Mclaugh-
lin will ride him. The Dryers would not trust ther
precious cot to any other hands. Mclaughlin cannot
rde at 1o5. So Hanover must carry three OF iour
and perhaps five pounds overweight In his present
condition he can hardy afford to concede pound 10
Frenn and Volantc. A hard race to-day may ut
terly ruin his chances for the Omnibus Stakes next
Saturday, in which he must meet Laggard ~ To
pounds to Iaggard's 49, and the Omnibus IS mucb
richer prize than the Champion. On the whole the
Dryers would act wisely If they should keep Hanover
in the stable to-iay.
If Hanover the present writer expects TO sec
him beaten simply because he cannot fully have re-
covered his May and June FORM FronI Ia now
trained to the hair and is going Ike great guns she
has the last half mile of mile ana hui tri'n
in AZ seconds with 11S pounds up, and she came ID
fresh and strong. With only hundred POUNDS up
she will travel like slneed cat to-day Hanover OF
no Hanover her chances Of winning the champion
are excellent OF course PrcdOsa is Of no account
in this race; she viii merely assist F1rcnzi as wen a.
she can If she cam If she starts BaFnum has no
chance unless 1t should rain heavily and the track DO
deep in mud on n good track no cannot run lasl
enough for this crowd He Is entered In the fourth
race and will probably start in that
Now az to Vo!ante Mr.. Baldwin's horse is harry
at his bost yet Wher Royal Arch defeated HIM he
could not run bit and was fat prize pig. He j.
still too high in flesh. And at any time he Is I'M
certain. He sometimes runs wei but often runs
badly. The present writer expects him TO be beaten
by Frenn toby and looks TO that FLY win the
Cham Dion stakes, though she would have no chance
il The Bard at his best could appear at the post
n
ChamriOn, with its $4,000 added money, mciuoni
Captain Browns Kempton and J. o. Donners Oar
ungton who have never appeared In public Oar
ington Is colt Of great size and power ana easy
graceful action, but he hardly be npc yet, as hc
has been coughing badly OF late. kcmptOn Is nov
thought by the generally TO BE- rcinarkabe
cot. Los Angels FtZ James, Macncuzcr Guaian-
tee Sir Dixon and Galliict seem decidedly To Outca
the Others and the performances and form OF Mr.
Baldvin's ~ Los Angeles 80 excellent that she
ought 10 win with FitZ James second though Mashe-
tier is dangerous. The Junior Champion VIII be
worth about 10000.
II seems odd that Captain Coster has put moro
weight on COnnCmara than on Lady Primrose In the
frst race, for Mr. BclmOn's fly won her lat race.
while Connemara has not run even deccntly once tbs
year But Milton Is improving and l. IN hshL
Milton TO win, Lady Primrose second.
Kingston should win the fourth race Barnum scc-
ond though Kingston VIII have big job to beat the
old horse at the weights
Head al showed speed when he ran last, though he
sygcrved badly. He may win the fifth race, With
Banner Bearer second.
As tho programme to-day Is so attractive tie
pcnnsylvana lailtoad viii run special traln ca' ing
New-Youl at IL o'c.ock. Times VI Gpauup OF other
trains aud boats viii be found below
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